them from pre-op to the laser is a huge time-saver and safety ele-
ment," he says. "It takes an additional 3 to 4 minutes to transfer each
patient. It adds up. So it's efficient for us, and easier on our patients,
too. Many have mobility issues. Some are larger."
Patricia Wyers, RN, BSN, CNOR, the OR team leader at the
Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Traverse City, Mich., says her
center has had the laser for about a year, and so far the only com-
plaint is from staffers about its integrated table. While some facilities
keep the laser in the OR, she says theirs is in a separate room. That
means that the patient is first taken to the laser for incisions and treat-
ment of the cataracts and then moved into the OR for the manual part
of the procedure.
"We have to get the patient off of the stretcher, move them onto the
integrated bed, have
them treated, and
then wheel them out
to our operating suite,
where the surgery is
finished," she says.
P. Dee G.
Stephenson, MD,
FACS, is president of
the American College
of Eye Surgeons and
an ophthalmic sur-
geon at Stephenson
Eye Associates in
Venice, Fla. Her
machine lets a bed
freely slide under-
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